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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 60. <br></br> Outcomes at all adjudicative levels, by year of application, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="3">Year</th>
<th rowspan="3">Total</th>
<th rowspan="3">Pending final decision</th>
<th rowspan="3">Technical denials <sup>a</sup></th>
<th colspan="4">Medical decisions</th>
<th rowspan="3">Award rate <sup>d</sup> (percent)</th>
<th rowspan="3">Allowance rate <sup>e</sup> (percent)</th>
</tr>
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<th colspan="2">Denials</th>
<th colspan="2">Allowances</th>
</tr>
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<th>Medical</th>
<th>Subsequent nonmedical <sup>b</sup></th>
<th>Awards</th>
<th>Subsequent denials <sup>c</sup></th>
</tr>
</thead>
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<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      75,340</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      19,611</td>
<td class="r data">      19,498</td>
<td class="r data">         309</td>
<td class="r data">      35,877</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">    47.6</td>
<td class="r data">    64.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      86,184</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      22,088</td>
<td class="r data">      22,937</td>
<td class="r data">         374</td>
<td class="r data">      40,722</td>
<td class="r data">          63</td>
<td class="r data">    47.3</td>
<td class="r data">    63.6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      93,428</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      25,296</td>
<td class="r data">      25,831</td>
<td class="r data">         581</td>
<td class="r data">      41,650</td>
<td class="r data">          70</td>
<td class="r data">    44.6</td>
<td class="r data">    61.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      93,246</td>
<td class="r data">         276</td>
<td class="r data">      25,585</td>
<td class="r data">      26,811</td>
<td class="r data">         677</td>
<td class="r data">      39,833</td>
<td class="r data">          64</td>
<td class="r data">    42.8</td>
<td class="r data">    59.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      92,866</td>
<td class="r data">         400</td>
<td class="r data">      26,939</td>
<td class="r data">      27,361</td>
<td class="r data">         740</td>
<td class="r data">      37,366</td>
<td class="r data">          60</td>
<td class="r data">    40.4</td>
<td class="r data">    57.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      88,544</td>
<td class="r data">         663</td>
<td class="r data">      25,962</td>
<td class="r data">      26,787</td>
<td class="r data">         819</td>
<td class="r data">      34,248</td>
<td class="r data">          65</td>
<td class="r data">    39.0</td>
<td class="r data">    55.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      84,532</td>
<td class="r data">       1,215</td>
<td class="r data">      24,876</td>
<td class="r data">      25,756</td>
<td class="r data">         880</td>
<td class="r data">      31,738</td>
<td class="r data">          67</td>
<td class="r data">    38.1</td>
<td class="r data">    54.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      76,193</td>
<td class="r data">       3,762</td>
<td class="r data">      23,006</td>
<td class="r data">      21,683</td>
<td class="r data">         910</td>
<td class="r data">      26,773</td>
<td class="r data">          59</td>
<td class="r data">    37.0</td>
<td class="r data">    54.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      68,506</td>
<td class="r data">      11,143</td>
<td class="r data">      21,384</td>
<td class="r data">      16,043</td>
<td class="r data">         967</td>
<td class="r data">      18,910</td>
<td class="r data">          59</td>
<td class="r data">    33.0</td>
<td class="r data">    52.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      61,690</td>
<td class="r data">      13,946</td>
<td class="r data">      19,940</td>
<td class="r data">      13,158</td>
<td class="r data">         912</td>
<td class="r data">      13,693</td>
<td class="r data">          41</td>
<td class="r data">    28.7</td>
<td class="r data">    49.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      70,756</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      19,406</td>
<td class="r data">      18,460</td>
<td class="r data">         305</td>
<td class="r data">      32,543</td>
<td class="r data">          42</td>
<td class="r data">    46.0</td>
<td class="r data">    63.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      81,408</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      21,814</td>
<td class="r data">      21,895</td>
<td class="r data">         367</td>
<td class="r data">      37,271</td>
<td class="r data">          61</td>
<td class="r data">    45.8</td>
<td class="r data">    62.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      88,332</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">      24,996</td>
<td class="r data">      24,708</td>
<td class="r data">         576</td>
<td class="r data">      37,982</td>
<td class="r data">          70</td>
<td class="r data">    43.0</td>
<td class="r data">    60.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      88,185</td>
<td class="r data">         272</td>
<td class="r data">      25,240</td>
<td class="r data">      25,630</td>
<td class="r data">         676</td>
<td class="r data">      36,304</td>
<td class="r data">          63</td>
<td class="r data">    41.3</td>
<td class="r data">    58.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      87,620</td>
<td class="r data">         390</td>
<td class="r data">      26,511</td>
<td class="r data">      26,115</td>
<td class="r data">         710</td>
<td class="r data">      33,836</td>
<td class="r data">          58</td>
<td class="r data">    38.8</td>
<td class="r data">    55.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      83,604</td>
<td class="r data">         640</td>
<td class="r data">      25,621</td>
<td class="r data">      25,654</td>
<td class="r data">         797</td>
<td class="r data">      30,829</td>
<td class="r data">          63</td>
<td class="r data">    37.2</td>
<td class="r data">    53.9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      79,827</td>
<td class="r data">       1,178</td>
<td class="r data">      24,573</td>
<td class="r data">      24,692</td>
<td class="r data">         844</td>
<td class="r data">      28,473</td>
<td class="r data">          67</td>
<td class="r data">    36.2</td>
<td class="r data">    52.8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      71,947</td>
<td class="r data">       3,647</td>
<td class="r data">      22,702</td>
<td class="r data">      20,778</td>
<td class="r data">         890</td>
<td class="r data">      23,874</td>
<td class="r data">          56</td>
<td class="r data">    35.0</td>
<td class="r data">    52.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      64,880</td>
<td class="r data">      10,836</td>
<td class="r data">      21,165</td>
<td class="r data">      15,350</td>
<td class="r data">         947</td>
<td class="r data">      16,525</td>
<td class="r data">          57</td>
<td class="r data">    30.6</td>
<td class="r data">    50.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      58,415</td>
<td class="r data">      13,609</td>
<td class="r data">      19,716</td>
<td class="r data">      12,562</td>
<td class="r data">         883</td>
<td class="r data">      11,604</td>
<td class="r data">          41</td>
<td class="r data">    25.9</td>
<td class="r data">    46.4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       4,195</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         135</td>
<td class="r data">         889</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       3,166</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    75.5</td>
<td class="r data">    78.1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       4,339</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         188</td>
<td class="r data">         893</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">       3,253</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    75.0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       4,691</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         231</td>
<td class="r data">         988</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">       3,469</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    74.0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       4,586</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         257</td>
<td class="r data">       1,036</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       3,287</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    71.7</td>
<td class="r data">    76.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       4,582</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         279</td>
<td class="r data">       1,069</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">       3,198</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    69.9</td>
<td class="r data">    74.5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       4,373</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">         231</td>
<td class="r data">         997</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       3,103</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    71.3</td>
<td class="r data">    75.3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       4,125</td>
<td class="r data">          35</td>
<td class="r data">         196</td>
<td class="r data">         934</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">       2,929</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    71.6</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       3,655</td>
<td class="r data">         111</td>
<td class="r data">         201</td>
<td class="r data">         801</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       2,523</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    71.2</td>
<td class="r data">    75.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       3,237</td>
<td class="r data">         292</td>
<td class="r data">         155</td>
<td class="r data">         621</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">       2,149</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    73.0</td>
<td class="r data">    77.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       2,804</td>
<td class="r data">         316</td>
<td class="r data">         147</td>
<td class="r data">         512</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">       1,803</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    72.5</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         389</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         149</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         168</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    43.2</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         437</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          86</td>
<td class="r data">         149</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         198</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    45.3</td>
<td class="r data">    57.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         405</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         135</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         199</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    49.1</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         475</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">          88</td>
<td class="r data">         145</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         242</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    50.9</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         664</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">         149</td>
<td class="r data">         177</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         332</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
<td class="r data">    64.7</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         567</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         110</td>
<td class="r data">         136</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         316</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">    55.8</td>
<td class="r data">    69.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         580</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         107</td>
<td class="r data">         130</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         336</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    58.1</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         591</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         103</td>
<td class="r data">         104</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         376</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    64.1</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         389</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          64</td>
<td class="r data">          72</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         236</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    63.1</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         471</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">          77</td>
<td class="r data">          84</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">         286</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">    63.6</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data for the initial and reconsideration levels are current through June 2018. Data for the hearing level or above are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the award and allowance rates will change over time. Cases can be pending at the initial or appellate levels and can include either medical or technical issues. <br></br> Data include decisions for Social Security�only applications and applications for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI); they do not include SSI-only applications. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> a. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons; therefore no decision was made on severity of impairment. <br></br> b. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant did not meet the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> c. Applications were denied for nonmedical reasons after a decision was made that the applicant met the medical severity criteria for disability benefits. <br></br> d. Rate determined by dividing awards by all applications minus pending claims for that year. <br></br> e. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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